Even if you haven’t heard of Rosa Parks (shame!), chances are you’ve heard of the Civil Rights Movement. The civil rights movement was a struggle for social justice that took place mainly during the 1950s and 1960s for blacks to gain equal rights under the law in the United States. Rosa was raised in […]
Lifestyle Changes For A Healthier You
Living a healthy life isn’t about running a marathon, having 6-pack abs, glowing, flawless skin and long luscious hair down to your waist. Nor is it about depriving your body of ‘bad’ things by giving up chocolate, carbs, cheese, and a whole host of other foods. A healthy life is all about balance, and achieving […]
What You Can Do For World Menstrual Hygiene Day?
If only you we could snap period poverty away, we would, but we are not Thanos. So what can you do? To eradicate period poverty, to create a safer menstrual space for women across the world and to celebrate Menstrual Hygiene not just with awareness. So here’s a little something and a lot […]
Sanitary Products and Periods : The Last 50 Years of Advertising
An Article by Amrisha Sumeran, Marketing Assistant at Triton Hearing Today, seeing an ad promoting sanitary products is the norm. I was sitting at lunch, flipping through a magazine and bam – an advert of a pad in all its absorbent glory. In the media menstrual brands are trying to compete with each other for […]
Evolution of Women’s Rights
The fight for women’s rights is a continuous battle. It is a constant effort to create equal representation and status for women in political, social, and economic fields and creating a legislation where discrimination against women must be penalised. It has been 200 years coming. It began wih the first feminist publication, in 1792, entitled […]
Issues Women Face in the Workplace and How to Mentally to Prepare for it
An Article by Tanya Vasunia, Psychologist & Case Coordinator, Mpower “My boss walked in and claimed that the new hire was hot and single… he didn’t even notice me sitting in the room and then when he finally realized I was privy to his comment, he made a joke about getting into trouble with HR and […]
Raising a Feminist Child
This world is a crazy, toxic, and sometimes feels like a hopeless place. But, it really isn’t. Or even more so, you have the ability to make it a more hopeful place. If you are expecting a child, are expecting to expect a child in the future, or have a child, the way you […]
Our Month in Review – April 2019
Hey supporters, friends and patrons! Here is what GiveHer5 has been up to in the month of April. New Partners We are honoured to have Ambuja Cement Foundation join us as our partners. Events Participated In We participated in The Force Beyond for Women, and Breaking Barriers by Tata […]
How to Practice Self Love in Under 5 Minutes
I am a big big big propagator of loving yourself. And there are hundreds of thousands of instagram posts, whatsapp forwards, pinterest boards, adverts, brand campaigns supporting this idea. Because it is important! And sure, a massage once in a while can count as self-love but it is not even close to encompassing what […]
How To Detox On Your Period
Over the last few years, the word detox has become a sort of buzzword with juice cleanses, detox teas, health retreats and spa cuisine becoming all the rage. Detoxes are designed to rid the body of toxins and harmful chemicals such as those found in processed foods, and also serve to reset the body after […]